Oregon Senate Bill 479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-02 - Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires public employers to adopt policies to prevent workplace harassment. Requires public employers to establish policies and procedures for addressing reports of workplace harassment. Requires employer to follow up with victim of reported harassment to determine whether harassment has stopped or if victim has experienced retaliation. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to enter into certain agreements with employee that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes workplace harassment. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prohibit employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Becomes operative October 1, 2020. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions no later than 90 days after effective date of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to workplace harassment; and prescribing an effective date.

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Tim Knopp [R]	Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]	Sen. Cedric Hayden [R]
Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]	Rep. Ronald Noble [R]

2019-06-12 - Senate - Senate Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 27 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 52 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-05-22 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-24 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 22 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-09 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-02	Senate	Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
2019-07-02	Senate	Chapter 463, 2019 Laws.
2019-06-20	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-06-14	House	Speaker signed.
2019-06-14	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-12	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Boquist, Olsen.
2019-06-04	House	Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. Ayes, 52; Nays, 3--Nearman, Post, Reschke; Excused, 2--Hernandez, Speaker Kotek; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Keny-Guyer, Prusak, Smith Warner.
2019-06-03	House	Second reading.
2019-05-30	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
2019-05-22	House	Work Session held.
2019-05-20	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-05-02	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-04-25	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-04-24	Senate	Vote explanations filed by Boquist, Thomsen.
2019-04-24	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 7--Baertschiger Jr, Bentz, Boquist, Girod, Linthicum, Olsen, Thomsen; Excused, 1--Winters.
2019-04-23	Senate	Second reading.
2019-04-22	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-04-09	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-04-02	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-03-05	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-24	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-16	Senate	Referred to Workforce.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB479
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/B-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28918
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=461556
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29676
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=471648
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=474125